Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus chubutensis Speg. |
Bibliography | Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 7: 266 (1902) |
Native Range | s. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-3300m |
Description | silvery white sericeous, leaves 2-6cm, leaflets 19-27 pairs, lanceolate to obovate, 3-8mm, raceme erect, above leaves, flowers 3-8, sessile, ca. 1cm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |